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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2009
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NEWS ABOUT: Equal Opportunity

Equal Opportunity stories: 2 news summaries

States Seek to Restrict
Employer Credit Checks

Lawmakers want employers to prove credit reports are necessary

Feb 13, 09 12:00 PM CST
(Newser) - Several states and Obama administration officials are seeking restrictions on employers that unfairly screen out job applicants using credit checks, USA Today reports. Spiking unemployment and mortgage foreclosures brought on by the financial crisis have hurt many, and lawmakers say trustworthy people are being shut out of good jobs.... More »

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foreclosure • unemployment • mortgage debt • Equal Opportunity • credit score • credit rating • financial crisis

ANALYSIS

Equal Pay
Is Obama's Women Card

Dem plays to economic issues, away from polarizing abortion

Jul 15, 08 4:05 PM CDT
(Newser) - Barack Obama isn't talking about Roe v. Wade much before female audiences these days, Politico reports, focusing rather on a case seen to have undermined women's rights to equal pay. In highlighting Ledbetter v. Goodyear Tires rather than abortion, the Democrat is tapping into economic concerns while steering clear of... More »

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Barack Obama • abortion • women • Roe v. Wade • Obama 2008 • Equal Opportunity • Lily Ledbetter • Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act • Ledbetter v. Goodyear • equal pay

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